Editorials

Articles, essays and videos discussing critical issues about zoonotic diseases — and what’s going on behind the scenes while we’re coping with this crisis.

Even as thousands of people get sick and die, the Trump administration continues to strip away our environmental protections. And that’s just the start.

Encouraged by the federal government, lots of people are trying to get outside. But it’s a risky decision for rural communities.

From the extinction crisis to environmental justice, these articles showcase what we have to lose and how people are working to make a brighter future.

Expert contributors took us to the Arctic, the borderlands and everywhere in between.

Knowing what we’re going through weighs heavily on us, but there are ways to express and alleviate that pain.

Airplane emissions are a big deal, but do they outweigh the chance to do a better job covering climate change and extinction? And is the anxiety over flying always productive?

Around the world this week, people will stop what they’re doing and stand up to call for great action against climate change.

While the Trump administration continued its anti-environmental policies, the planet experienced its hottest month in recorded history. But are the winds starting to shift?

Is it worth flying halfway around the world to see an endangered species if the greenhouse emissions from flying put that species further at risk?